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Census, 1921. The following are the census returns for the islands of Rarotonga, Aitutaki, Mangaia, Atiu Mauke, Penrhyn, Manihiki, Rakahanga, Pukapuka, and Palmerston. Barotonga. Mauke. Native population .. .. .. ..3,219 Native population .. .. .. .. 712 European population .. .. .. 204 Europeans, including 8 under age of sixteen years 17 Total .. .. .. .. 3,423 Total .. .. .. .. 729 Penrhyn. Aitutaki. Native population .. .. .. .. 373 Native population .. .. .. .. 1,342 * European population, including 14 half-castes r ., . , ~„,. who live as Europeans .. .. .. 31 total .. .. .. .. 1,373 Ar ~ , ~ ~,11 -Native population .. .. . . . . 4ZO Europeans .. .. .. .. .. 2 ***<»*»• Total 422 Native population .. .. .. .. 1,207 European population, including 10 under age of Uakahanqa. sixteen years .. .. .. .. 24 Native population .. .. .. .. 309 „ European .. .. .. .. .. 1 Total .. .. .. .. 1,231 ' Total .. .. .. .. 310 Attn. Pukapuka. Native population .. .. .. .. 835 Total Native population .. 530 Europeans .. .. .. .. .. 2 Palmerston. Total .. .. ... .. 837 Total population .. .. .. .. 83 S. Savage, Registrar.

i Cook Islands Administration. Revenue Account for the Year ended 31st March, 1921. £ s. d. £ s. d. Balance, 31st March, 1920 .. ~ 8,585 8 7 Marriage ices .. .. .. 33 6 6 Customs duties — Fruit-inspection .. .. 1,475 7 5 Rarotonga .. .. .. .. 9,198 15 2 Ammunition Account .. .. .. 270 11 0 New Zealand ..' .. .. 1,876 10 8 . Liquor Account .. .. .. 2,662 4 9 Export duties — Truck Account .. .. .. 24 17 6 Copra .. .. .. .. 1,018 1 6 Dog-tax .. .. .. .. 35 10 6 Shell .. .. .. .. 119 19 8 Post-office boxes and telephone rents .. 87 8 ti Traders' license fees .. .. .. 551 10 0 Wireless revenue .. .. .. 621 9 7 Stamp sales— Post-cards .. .. .. .. 1 110 Rarotonga .. .. .. .. 826 7 2 Passport foes .. .. .. 410 0 New Zealand .. .. .. 2,971 19 5 Miscellaneous .. .. .. 0 10 0 Fees and fines, High Court — Leper Account receipts .. .. 0 10 0 Rarotonga .. .. .. .. 758 1 6 Hospital Account .. .. .. 37 9 6 Aitutaki .. .. .. .. 113 16 6 Hospital, contingencies .. .. 17 5 6 Mangaia . . . . • . . . . 49 3 0 High Court, contingencies . . .. 0 10 Mauke .. .. .. .. 46 10 0 Education Account, contingencies .. 161 4 9 Atiu .. .. .. .. 17 0 Postal and telephone, contingencies .. 10 0 Penrhyn .. .. .. .. 53 1 0 Farm .. . . .. .. 34 6 0 Manihiki .. .. .. .. 78 8 0 Government buildings (sales, &c.) .. 18 10 9 Land Court .. .. ~ .. 133 14 3 Roads .. .. .. .. 214 0 Water rates— Ngatangiia School . . .. .. 1 14 0 Avarua .. .. .. .. 200 18 0 Water Account receipts .. .. 61 17 3 Arorangi .. .. .. .. 70 8 0 Aitutaki Wharf .. .. .. 211 15 4 Ngatangiia .. .. .. 38 10 0 Freezer Trading Account .. .. 2,525 4 6 Matavera .. .. .. .. 38 11 0 Customhouse .. .. .. 23 0 6 Titikaveka .. .. .. 54 18 0 Cement Account .. .. .'. 146 19 6 Muri .. .. .. .'. 25 8 0 Timber Account .. .. .. 45 7 6 Shipping fees .. .. .. 410 6 Fruit-trees .. . . .. .. 28 15 0 Hall licenses .. .. .. .. 30 0 0 Mangaia School .. .. .. 0 6 9 Interest .. .. .. .. • 35 0 0 Tanks, Mitiaro .. .. .. 0 4 2 Rents .. .. .. . . 129 17 0 Motor-vehicle fees .. .. .. 65 0 0 £35,684 8 0 Road rates .. .. .. .. 73 10 0